be (that) as it may; having said that
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
(in) the air; midair; sky; (empty) space
pulsation; pulsatory motion
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
titubation; shaking; swinging
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
to stare back at; to look back at
boasting; bragging; talking big
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
welcome; (warm) reception